Development Focus
Monday 8th August 2016Development Worker, Natalie Whipday shares on the launch of a new group in Manchester:
The 2nd Clayton Company which launched in October 2015, is partnering, and based at a World Harvest Christian Centre in Clayton, Manchester. WHCC is a Pentecostal Church which was first established in the UK in London in 1994. The Manchester branch was established in 1999. The premises of WHCC in Manchester has been a church building since 1910 and it was renovated by the WHCC Church in 2004.
The Church with the support its Youth Leader, Sheila Ladeji, now Company Captain, is very excited to become part of our organisation. The aim being to branch out within the Community and to build on its already, well established youth congregation.
Six members of the church have become BB leaders and have completed Youth Leader Training as well as a First Aid course.The leaders have also attended a Battalion programme planning afternoon. The launch was very successful with taster sessions pulling in excess of 30 members. The Company has also integrated well within the Manchester Battalion, with Seniors from the Company attending the 12 hour Stay Awake. The Company also entered the Battalion Table Tennis competition walking away winners in their first ever competition!
The leaders are the first to admit that they have found matters challenging at times and surprised at the amount of time required to plan, however they are still very much up for the challenge and the journey ahead. The Company is due to host an official enrolment service for members and most recently has attended the local care home to take cakes and chat to the elderly residents. The Company is looking to the future and working hard to sustain its numbers and recruit from the community.
